339: Chapter 339 Taking the Initiative

Captain Ji Xiaoyun gasped for air, her chest heaving violently. Cold sweat dripped from her fair chin onto the ground, and even the fingers gripping her short sword were trembling uncontrollably.

If the jade pendant had reacted even half a second slower just now, she probably wouldn't even have any ashes left.

However...

When she looked up and truly saw the indestructible, semi-circular barrier emitting a soft white light around her, a nerve that had been stretched to the breaking point finally relaxed completely.

"Whew... I survived."

Captain Ji Xiaoyun slumped onto the ground and let out a long, heavy breath.

This life-saving jade pendant was a high-grade magical artifact uniformly issued by the authorities. Once the absolute defense was activated, it could not only withstand a full-force strike from a Tier 5 Grandmaster, but it also meant she was protected by the competition's rules.

Although the price was losing her qualification to continue in the competition and being eliminated, at least inside this turtle shell, she was absolutely safe!

As long as she waited for the extraction array outside to light up, she would be able to instantly return to the safe plaza in the real world.

After confirming her life was out of danger, the lively and tsundere nature belonging to Captain Ji Xiaoyun immediately took the upper hand again.

She brushed the dust off her skirt and climbed up from the ground.

Through the transparent light barrier, she looked at the Faceless Man who was still standing in the darkness like a ghost, and her courage instantly grew significantly.

"Hey brother, why are you so jumpy, going for the kill without even saying hello?"

Captain Ji Xiaoyun put her hands on her hips, lifted her delicate chin slightly, and relying on the invincible light barrier for protection, she not only lost her previous fear but even smugly stuck her tongue out at the Faceless Man, making a big face: "Bleh, bleh, bleh~"

"I actually wanted to be robbed by you, but who told you to be so fierce, forcing me to activate my life-saving jade pendant!"

Captain Ji Xiaoyun spread her hands, put on a very regretful tone, and shook her head as she complained: "There's really nothing I can do now! I'm in absolute defense and will be teleported away soon. Even if you have heaven-defying abilities, you can't touch a single hair on my head right now, let alone take my storage ring!"

Facing this provocative statement that could be called "throwing shade right to his face."

Outside the light barrier, the masked Faceless Man tilted his head slightly, seemingly feeling a trace of surprise at the situation before him.

The previously quiet [Organ Chat Group] instantly exploded!

[Legs (stopped trembling, toes curled up in surprise)]: "What the f*ck? What did this little girl just say?" "She originally wanted to be robbed by us?" "I've lived long enough to see everything; are there really people lining up to deliver takeout these days?"

[Brain (analyzing carefully...)]: "Everyone, it seems we misunderstood her." "This young girl actually has a strong sense of contract spirit. She originally intended to pay to avoid disaster, but felt regret because the shield isolated physical contact, making the transaction impossible."

[Right Hand (angrily clenched into a fist, knuckles popping)]: "Then what are we waiting for?" "Since the client has a demand, as a professional team, how can we refuse someone's heartfelt intention just because of a mere broken shield? In this business, what matters is providing good service!"

[Brain (nodded in satisfaction)]: "Approved!" "Since the client is actively requesting to be robbed, let's satisfy her." "To be a villain, one must have professional ethics."

In the outside world, in the dark, enclosed space. Captain Ji Xiaoyun was still smug inside the light barrier, even starting to tidy up her messy hair, preparing to welcome the arrival of the teleportation white light in her most beautiful posture.

Just at this moment. The Faceless Man outside the light barrier, who had been silent all along, suddenly made a move.

Under the mask, that voice, like a mechanical synthesis, slowly rang out, its tone actually carrying an undisguised shock and professionalism: "You actually requested to be robbed by us?" "In all the time I have lived, this is the first time I have heard such an outrageous request."

Captain Ji Xiaoyun was stunned for a moment, just about to ask if the other party didn't realize she was mocking him? However, the Faceless Man did not give her a chance to speak.

He slowly raised his right hand, his palm facing the indestructible white light screen, his tone as flat as if he were stating a trivial matter: "Fine. Since you are so sincere, this seat shall satisfy you."

Captain Ji Xiaoyun frowned, her face full of confusion. Satisfy me? I am already inside the invincible light barrier, what can you use to satisfy me? Could it be that you can actually come in...

The thought in her mind didn't even have time to finish. "Swish!"

Captain Ji Xiaoyun only felt her vision blur violently! She felt as if the back of her collar had been grabbed by an invisible giant hand, and immediately after, the surrounding gravity and sense of space were completely disordered in an instant!

A brief sense of weightlessness was accompanied by a touch of pure darkness before her eyes. When Captain Ji Xiaoyun blinked again and her vision refocused. The smile on her face completely stiffened.

It wasn't just her smile; she even felt her Heart stop beating at this moment, and the blood in her body instantly dropped to freezing point. Because she discovered with horror that she was currently kneeling on her knees, sitting on the ground in an extremely insecure posture.

And less than half a meter directly in front of her, a pair of black leather boots were standing there quietly. Looking up from the leather boots, that terrifying man wearing a pale mask was looking down at her from a high position.

The distance between the two was so close that she could even feel the abyss-like chill radiating from him.

"Hiss... wait a minute!"

Captain Ji Xiaoyun was trembling all over like a leaf in the wind, her Brain completely crashing. Like a rusty mechanical puppet, she turned her head inch by inch to look behind her.

About three steps away from her. The white absolute defense light barrier, which was generated by the Tier 5 Grandmaster-level jade pendant and claimed to be able to withstand a full-force strike from a Tier 5 powerhouse, was still emitting a soft light, intact and inverted in place.

There wasn't even a single crack or ripple on the surface of the light barrier! The shield was still there. However, she, a living person who should have been tightly protected inside the shield, had already... come out.

"This doesn't make sense..."

Captain Ji Xiaoyun felt her vision go black, and the martial arts common sense she had built up over many years shattered into glass shards on the ground at this moment. What kind of hellish method was this?

It was as absurd as hiding money in a welded safe, only for the robber outside to not even open the door, but reach through the steel plate and take your wallet!

Captain Ji Xiaoyun mechanically turned her head back slowly. In front of her line of sight. The masked man had slowly extended a slender, pale hand towards her. Palm up, five fingers slightly spread. The meaning of that action couldn't be clearer.

Captain Ji Xiaoyun stared blankly at that hand, and her eyes instantly turned red.

"Wuu wuu wuu..." Bean-sized teardrops instantly rolled down her fair cheeks.

Captain Ji Xiaoyun sat on the ground, her hands tightly covering the blue spatial earring on her left ear, while her other hand tightly gripped the finger wearing the storage ring.

While crying like a pear blossom in the rain, she shook her head like a rattle-drum: "Wuu wuu wuu, I was wrong! I was just talking nonsense! I don't want to be robbed anymore! Please let me go, wuu wuu wuu..."